Skip to main content
Object Number
17-17-10/87084
Display Title
'Siwash potato' (umbellifer) 'wappatoi'
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Gwahwalawi
Object Description
'Siwash potato' (umbellifer) 'wappatoi'
Inventory Description
Roots
Classification
- Root
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Root
Dimensions
Overall: 14.7 x 5.9 x 5 cm (5 13/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1 bundle
Label on object
17-17-10/87084
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
Important Note about Historical Language
Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.
| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-17-10/87084A | Plant of 'siwash potato' (umbellifer) 'wappatoi' |
Floral
|
British Columbia
| |
| 17-17-10/87085 | 'wild carrot' (umbellifer) |
Root
|
British Columbia
| |
| 17-17-10/87085A | Plant of 'wild carrot' (umbellifer) |
Floral
|
British Columbia
| |
| 92-1-10/47779 | Wild potato |
Root
|
Idaho
| |
| 92-1-10/47786 | Mashed potato cakes |
Root
|
Idaho
| |
| 17-17-10/87087A | "Siwash rice" Fritillariva camtschatcensis (huikum). |
Floral
|
British Columbia
| |
| 17-17-10/87087 | Jar of siwash rice |
Floral
|
British Columbia
| |
| 05-19-10/65036 | Burdock roots |
Root
|
Ontario
| |
| 2006.17.1.154.13 | Same. Alugu breaks potato; Oak scrapes his potato. |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 17-17-10/87080 | Clover root, tripolium st. |
Root
|
British Columbia
| |
| 17-17-10/87082 | Root, rumex sp. |
Root
|
British Columbia
| |
| 17-17-10/87083 | Lu pine root, lupinus ? littoralis |
Root
|
British Columbia
|